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Under Brookfield Infrastructure’s normal course issuer bid, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Brookfield Infrastructure authorized Brookfield Infrastructure to repurchase up to 5% of the issued and outstanding LP Units, or up to 14,767,968 LP Units. At the close of business on
Brookfield Infrastructure currently has six series of Preferred Units outstanding and that trade on the TSX. Under Brookfield Infrastructure’s normal course issuer bid, Brookfield Infrastructure is authorized to repurchase a total of up to 10% of the total public float of each series of Preferred Units as follows:
Series | Ticker | Issued and outstanding units1 | Public float1 | Average daily trading volume2 | Maximum number of units subject to repurchase3 | |
Total | Daily | |||||
Series 1 | BIP.PR.A | 4,989,265 | 4,989,265 | 2,401 | 498,926 | 1,000 |
Series 3 | BIP.PR.B | 4,989,262 | 4,989,262 | 3,257 | 498,926 | 1,000 |
Series 5 | BIP.PR.C | 9,986,588 | 9,980,738 | 5,846 | 998,073 | 1,461 |
Series 7 | BIP.PR.D | 11,979,750 | 11,903,650 | 5,340 | 1,190,365 | 1,335 |
Series 9 | BIP.PR.E | 7,986,595 | 7,986,595 | 4,564 | 798,659 | 1,141 |
Series 11 | BIP.PR.F | 9,936,190 | 9,936,190 | 4,808 | 993,619 | 1,202 |
- Calculated as at
October 3 0, 2020. - For the 6 months ended
October 3 1, 2020. - In accordance with TSX rules, any daily repurchases with respect to each of Series 5, Series 7, Series 9 and Series 11 Preferred Units will be limited to 25% of the average daily trading volume on the TSX of the respective series and any daily repurchases with respect to each of Series 1 and Series 3 Preferred Units will be limited to 1,000 Preferred Units.
Under BIPC’s normal course issuer bid, the Board of Directors of BIPC authorized BIPC to repurchase up to 10% of the total public float of Exchangeable Shares, or up to 3,618,425 Exchangeable Shares. At the close of business on
Repurchases under each normal course issuer bid are authorized to commence on
Under Brookfield Infrastructure’s current normal course issuer bid that commenced on
Repurchases of Series 1, Series 3, Series 5, Series 7, Series 9 and Series 11 Preferred Units will be effected through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative trading systems. Repurchases of LP Units and Exchangeable Shares will be effected through the facilities of the TSX, the
From time to time, when Brookfield Infrastructure or BIPC does not possess material non-public information about itself or its securities, it may enter into automatic repurchase plans with its broker to allow for the repurchase of Units or Exchangeable Shares, as applicable, subject to certain trading parameters, at times when it ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plans entered into with the broker of Brookfield Infrastructure or BIPC will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian and
Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, energy and data infrastructure sectors across
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with approximately
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Note: This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The words “believes,” “may” or derivations thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding potential future repurchases by Brookfield Infrastructure of its Units and by BIPC of its Exchangeable Shares pursuant to their respective normal course issuer bids and, as applicable, automatic repurchase plans. Although Brookfield Infrastructure and BIPC believe that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward-looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Infrastructure and BIPC are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Infrastructure and BIPC to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include: general economic conditions; interest rate changes; availability of equity and debt financing; the performance of Units and Exchangeable Shares or the stock exchanges generally; and other risks and factors described in the documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure and BIPC with securities regulators in
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